bloody

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   Covered in or marked by blood.

   He pressed a cloth against his bloody nose.

2. 2
   adj

   Involving a lot of violence and killing.

   There were bloody battles between the two armies.

3. 3
   adj

   (British, informal) Used to make a statement stronger, often in anger.

   What a bloody mess the kitchen is in!

4. 4
   adv

   (British, informal) Very; extremely.

   You are bloody right about that.

From Middle English blody, blodi, from Old English blōdiġ, blōdeġ (“bloody”), from Proto-West Germanic *blōdag, from Proto-Germanic *blōþagaz (“bloody”), equivalent to blood + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian bläidich, blöidig, blouderch (“bloody”), West Frisian bloedich (“bloody”), Dutch bloedig (“bloody”), German Low German blödig (“bloody”), German blutig (“bloody”), Danish blodig (“bloody”), Swedish blodig (“bloody”), Faroese blóðigur (“bloody”), Icelandic blóðugur (“bloody”). See Wikipedia for thoughts on sense evolution.

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